New Year
Highland Hogmanay Package
There is no better place on earth to celebrate the New Year than the Scottish Highlands. Hogmanay, the gaelic for "new dawn" is a grand Scottish tradition with international recognition and global fame.
Here at Muckrach we aim to provide you with the best accommodation, food and entertainment in the Spey Valley and our New Year festivities are tailored to give you a true Scottish Hogmanay.
Our 2011 Hogmanay was a great success, with many of our guests already booking for 2012. Take a look at a Tripadvisor review from one such guest. So join us in 2012 and enjoy our three day Hogmanay package. Please contact the hotel for two, three or four night stays. e-mail: info@muckrach.com
Check in, 30th December 2012
Join us in the bar at 7pm for an informal whisky tasting. We have 80 whiskies in our bar, and our resident whisky ambassador will take you through the different tastes of Scottish whiskies explaining the delights of each area of production and help you understand the secrets of this wonderful drink.
Then, enjoy a 3 course dinner served in our conservatory restaurant, with some menu choices using the whiskies you have tasted31st December 2012
Breakfast: A choice from our breakfast buffet and a choice from our cooked breakfast menu, which includes porridge, local eggs, full cooked Scottish breakfast, kippers, haddock, and more.
The day is your own, and we can organise shooting, fishing, golf or any of the other activities that are available in the local area for you. (Cost not included in the package.) See our activities page.
New Years Eve.Hogmanay at Muckrach is a truly special, Black Tie event. We begin with exquisite canapés and a glass of champagne, served in the bar at 7pm. Our six course Hogmanay banquet begins at 7:30pm. Specially selected wines will accompany each course. A piper in full regalia and a troupe of traditional Scottish dancers will entertain you during dinner. As the Big Ben bongs announce the start of 2012 and a new year, champagne is served and BBC Radio Scotland will provide traditional Scottish music and sounds while you are visually entertained with a firework display in our grounds. At 11:30 a minibus will be driving to Grantown and the annual Town Square party and world record breaking 'Strip the Willow' contest, for those guests who wish to brave the elements and sample this unique highland event.
1st January 2012
Breakfast/brunch buffet. Enjoy a Bloody Mary or a Bucks Fizz with a wonderful breakfast/brunch buffet and special cooked to order menu Served at the reasonable hour of 9:30 until 12.
Relax in our lounge or go for a good walk on the Moray coast.
Dinner is an unrestricted choice from our a la carte menu.2nd January 2012
Breakfast and check out.The cost of a three night Hogmanay break is £479 per person based on 2 sharing a small, standard bijoux double room, or just £529 in a superior room. Family rooms are available. Children up to 12 staying in the same room or suite as their guardians are charged at £250 per child. Their package includes everything above except soft drinks are substituted for the wine and champagne. And they miss out on the whisky tasting also!
Two night breaks are available at £369, or £399 per person in a superior room (Children £199). Four night breaks per person are £589 standard, £639 superior and £328 per child. The price includes all drinks listed in the package, all meals as specified and VAT. Excludes service charge
